Henry Hyde

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Emerging from my enforced post-operative hibernation, I've just uploaded one of my Off the Cuff podcasts exclusively for paying patrons. Come on over and join the fun for less than the prie of a cappuccino a month (or more if you like). www.patreon.com/posts/off-cu...

Borderlines I have always been interested in borders. The history of the Balkans is littered with examples of border disputes, revisions and the associ...

Book review: Borderlines by Lewis Baston. This is a mixture of travel and history as he visits 29 famous and obscure European borders, debunking territorial revisionism. If there is one message from this brilliant book, it is to leave borders well alone. balkandave.blogspot.com/2026/03/bord...

Last month we finally unveiled our brand new website. With a new mega menu designed to be easier to navigate, a blog and newsletter and integrated IOSS system for our EU based customers it has been a huge step forward for us. If you haven't already, head over to www.warbases.co.uk and take a look.

Fantastic!

I don’t feel like I’ve done much except become the grumpiest b*stard in town! 😂

Me and my partner Annie enjoying Scandi-style coffee and cake in Hove.

Managed another stagger round the block for coffee and cake with the missus. Absolutely beautiful day down here in Hove and a couple of thousand more steps added to the post-op total as I coax the new hip into action.

Cheers!

Thanks Ole!

Thanks Nigel 👍

No worries – I have had practice back in October/November!

Thanks!

Cheers 👍

It really is, Sigur 👍

¡Gracias Benito, todavía queda mucho camino por recorrer!

Thank you!

Cheers 👍

Oh, trust me, exhaustion stopped me after a coupe of hundred metres! But thank you and it’s a start…

Me posing at the end of a short, but exhausting first post-op walk.

After a challenging few days post-op, and still with significant pain and swelling as the new hip takes its time to settle in, I took advantage of the sunshine to get a morale boost by having a shuffle down the road and back. Slow but steady.

Thanks for asking. I’m in the “Jeez that really hurts” stage, accompanied by “I never knew a leg could swell that much”. Ask me again in a few days and with luck things will have calmed down.

HOME!!

Cheers!

Thanks Nigel 👍

Thank you. I’ll be fine. Two new hips won’t quite make me bionic, but it’s lifted the cloud of temporary and painful disability and that alone is a major morale boost.

YouTube video by Miniature Adventures Cavalier Wargames Show 2026

@biglee.bsky.social Terrific review of the Cavalier show! A real ‘wargamery’ bit of photojournalism there 👍

For folks who haven’t watched it yet:

youtu.be/ux_XwuIMisY?...

Thank you Wayne.

🤣 What movies have _you_ been watching?! 😂

Cheers 👍

Thanks Scott 👍

Thanks!

Cheers John. More perspiration than inspiration at the moment! Looking forward to being able to have a nice shower.